Taken out of context, TMZ’s report on the Hulk Hogan-Heather Clem sex tape seemed to reveal who leaked the footage.
According to the gossip outlet, at the end of the tape, Bubba the Love Sponge, the radio shock jock and Hogan’s close friend, emerges to talk with his wife Clem, who was on the receiving end of “Hulkamania” in the video.
The radio host cracks about being able to release this tape in the event that they ever wanted to retire, strongly suggesting that he and/or Clem were ultimately the sources of the recent leak.
What many reports left out, however, is that following the conversation about the tape’s opportunity for profit, the two seem to come to an agreement that they would never actually seize it. While that would not excuse a potential privacy breach, nor the potential awkwardness of allowing one’s friend to sleep with his wife, it does raise serious question about whether the two filmed the sex to intentionally score a big payday down the road.
And, according to Radar Online, that questioning is justified.
A source for the gossip site alleges that a disgruntled ex-employee of Bubba’s show was responsible for obtaining and leaking the tape.
“Even though Bubba knew how much the Hulk sex tape would be worth, he didn’t stab his friend in the back and he’s not the one who released it,” said the Radar source. “It’s a former employee of Bubba’s who was outraged when he left Sirius to go back to terrestrial radio. He wanted payback.”
Bubba was allegedly not cautious enough in protecting he tape, which led to it falling into the wrong hands.
— One additional note in the Radar report, which is seemingly backed up by a comment on F4WOnline.com, is the claim that Hulk Hogan knows more about the tape and its chain of custody than he is letting on.
“The tape was first shopped about three years ago, and Hulk was initially blindsided by it. But he’s been fully aware this whole time that it’s out there,” alleges the Radar source.
